Netflix's I'm Thinking of Ending Things: full explanation of confusing film

September 07, 2020 - 15:55 BST Emmy Griffiths Netflix's I'm Thinking of Ending Things has been admired and despaired of in equal measure since landing on the streaming service in early September, and for good reason. Loading the player... WATCH: Great films to watch in September

The film is based on a young woman, possibly named Lucy, who is considering ending her relationship with her boyfriend of six weeks, Jake, while travelling to meet his parents. The meeting results in strange encounters where Lucy sees his parents at every stage of their lives, sees a pet dog continuously shake his fur, and herself seems to change her name and job profession in every conversation. Things only get stranger from there.

Jake - who is the old janitor seen throughout the film - lives through his memories, and so sees his parents in every stage of their lives as he remembers them, now long gone. The ballet dance shows, once again, an imagined romance with Lucy which follows the storyline of Oklahoma!, the musical, that the teenagers at his school were seen rehearsing earlier in the film.

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